Posts Tagged ‘Documentary’

I just recently discovered the American Suburb X webpage and I would like to share it to those who haven’t seen it yet! As they say on their website:

“AMERICAN SUBURB X is an ever-growing archive and fiercely edited look at photography’s global past, present and ever-unfolding future. Our mission is to provide, educate and titillate those who are obsessed with photography and all of its beautiful moving parts.”

Take a look at their interview section here. A lot of interesting reading ahead of you!

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Erwitt is one of my personal favourites, not only for his photographs but also for his attitude towards photography. If Cartier Bresson is the master of the decisive moment, then Erwitt is the master of the undecisive moment; quirky, absurd, ironic and full of humor.

Quote: “It’s about reacting to what you see, hopefully without preconception. You can find pictures anywhere. It’s simply a matter of noticing things and organizing them. You just have to care about what’s around you and have a concern with humanity and the human comedy.” (taken from the Magnum Photo Website)

The photo director for National Geographic, David Griffin knows the power of photography to connect us to our world. In a talk filled with glorious images, he talks about how we all use photos to tell our stories. Also Check out his blog!

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“The first prize in this year’s highly prestigious photographic competition, the ‘Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2009’, goes to the 28-year-old photographer Mikhael Subotzky from South Africa. His prize-winning portfolio, under the title of ‘Beaufort West’, shows scenes from the South African town of the same name.”got to page

Interview with one of the youngest and newest Magnum member can be found here.

Next photographer in line is Ralph Gibson (take a look at his work here).
The interview can also be found at photoinduced.com, which also feature an interview with Elliott Erwitt that I will link when I’ve got more time (on holiday at the moment). Anyway, here is Ralph Gibson: